Flexible working practices at UCL; what the law says and what our policies enable…

Work Life Balance (WLB) The Work Foundation considers that… ‘It is achieved when an individual's right to a fulfilled life inside and outside paid work is accepted and respected as the norm, to the mutual benefit of the individual, business and society.’

Different ways to work Flexitime / core hours Annualised hours / term time working Shift working / Rota working Compressed hours Part time working Job share/splitting Remote working Career breaks

UCL Work Life Balance Policy ‘Right to request’ flexible working open to all employees who have completed 6 months service Requests must be made in writing to Line Manager/HoD Not monitored corporately Allows departments to develop their own approaches HR staff can give advice

Maternity provision UK Paid time for antenatal care 52 weeks leave Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) Keeping in touch days (KIT) Right to return to work Annual leave UCL 18 weeks full pay If funding ends, UCL will try to redeploy Research active academics may apply for one term of sabbatical leave Childcare vouchers Workplace nursery

Paternity/Partners provision UK 2 weeks leave Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) Employed for a minimum period Taken as a block of one week or 2 weeks Taken within the 8 weeks following the baby’s birth UCL 4 weeks leave Full pay No qualifying period Can be taken as individual days or in blocks Can be taken during a 6 month period

Additional Paternity/Partners Leave (APL) In addition to the Paternity/Partners Leave above, an employee can take an additional 2 to 26 weeks of leave, if the mother returns to work before exhausting all of her Maternity Leave.  There is no qualifying length of service for APL. An employee who qualifies, can receive any statutory pay not taken by the mother and this is called Additional Statutory Paternity Pay. APL must start no earlier than 20 weeks after the baby is born and must be used within a year of the birth. Up to 10 'Keeping in Touch' days may be agreed during APL Further information is available in the UCL Policy on Leave for Domestic and Personal Reasons.

UCL Policies & Procedures An A-Z listing of all UCL HR policies is available at www.ucl.ac.uk/hr Work Life Balance Maternity Leave/Maternity Calculator Leave for Domestic and Personal Reasons (includes Paternity/Partner’s leave) Sabbatical Leave Childcare Voucher Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme Workplace Options provides an independent Employee Assistance Programme available to all staff at UCL. This is a free, confidential, and independent resource to help staff with the balance of work, family and personal life. The service is available 24/7 by phone, email, or online; www.workplaceoptions.com

Thank you. Anne-Marie Howard HR Policy Officer anne-marie.howard@ucl.ac.uk